KAREN STATE – A military source from the People’s Defence Force (PDF), Southern Division Military Region said that they destroyed and captured a junta tank and several military vehicles mounted with weapons from the junta reinforcement convoy heading to Myawaddy at the base of Dawna Mountain.
After revolutionary forces attacked and captured the base of infantry battalion 275, the last remaining junta base in Myawaddy, on April 11, the terrorist junta council launched Aungzeya operation to recapture Myawaddy, but the junta reinforcements were intercepted and attacked throughout the way, resulting in several military vehicles, including a tank, getting ruined and hundreds of junta troops getting killed or injured. Thus, the junta column was unable to advance and was cut off at the west of Dawna Mountain Ranges, according to the Karen National Union (KNU) Central.
“KNU Central has also issued an official announcement. The tank was destroyed. Several military vehicles were captured. Cobra Column towed away six of the destroyed vehicles yesterday evening (April 21),” said the military source from the PDF, Southern Division Military Region.
At present, battles are intense in Kawkareik and the revolutionary soldiers have been suffering dizziness and vomiting due to the junta council using chemical weapons, in addition to multiple wounds. Hence, revolutionary forces had to make a temporary retreat from their stations in Kawkareik but PDF military sources are confident that they will be able to recapture those places soo